Agenda

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Registration and Networking Breakfast

8:30 a.m. – 8:35 a.m.

Welcome

Goldy Kamali, CEO, FedScoop

8:35 a.m. – 8:50 a.m.

Thinking Big: Radical Disruption Through Technology

Teresa Carlson, VP, Worldwide Public Sector, Amazon Web Services

8:50 a.m. – 9:10 a.m.

STEM Innovations and Future of Workforce

Dr. Pramod Khargonekar, Assistant Director for the Directorate of Engineering, NSF

9:10 a.m. – 9:35 a.m.

How Do We Improve STEM Education for Our Nation’s Students?

Dahlia Sokolov, Minority Staff Director of the Subcommittee on Research & Technology, U.S. House of Representatives Committee
Brad Thomas, Senior Education Policy Advisor, U.S. House Committee on Education & the Workforce
James Brown, Executive Director, STEM Education Coalition
Moderator: Carlos Contreras, U.S. Education Director, Intel

9:35 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.

Re-Imagining STEM(+) learning for a High Tech World

Greg Herbold, Director, State & Local Government and Education (SLED) National Programs, HP

9:50 a.m. - 10:10 a.m.

STEM Education: Moving Forward Together

Camsie McAdams, Deputy Director, Office of STEM, Dept. of Education

10:10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Networking Break

10:30 a.m. – 11:05 a.m.

Engaging Women in STEM Panel Discussion

Veda Woods, CISO & Deputy CIO, Recovery Accountability & Transparency Board
Ellen McCarthy, COO, NGA
Mary Jean Schmitt, Business Development Manager - Cloud, NetApp
Moderator: Jennifer Nowell, Senior Director, Strategic Programs - U.S. Public Sector, Symantec

11:05 a.m. – 11:20 a.m

Tales from the Trail: Hiring Realities and Opportunities in Industry

Mike Wilkerson, Senior Director of Solutions Engineering, VMware

11:20 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

The STEM Journey: An NSA Perspective

William Sciannella, Chief, Technology Directorate, NSA
Dan Verton, Editorial Director, FedScoop

11:45 a.m. – 12:05 p.m.

What Most Schools Don't Teach

Pat Yongpradit, Director of Education, Code.org

12:05 p.m. – 12:25 p.m.

Building an All Hands-on-Deck Effort to Support STEM Education

Kumar Garg, Assistant Director for Learning and Innovation, OSTP, Executive Office of the President

12:25 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Closing Remarks

Goldy Kamali, CEO, FedScoop

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Networking Lunch